LJ Daily Answers: 6 June 2005
Jun. 6th, 2005 11:47 am"Knowing who was posting this, I was afraid to click the link. Because putting pr0n behind a cut is a
"Wow! A different sort of quiz this week. With pictures! What next, LJDQ in smellovision? I bet I can tell the difference in smell between chocolate and vanilla pudding. But if it's vodka vs. gin I'm screwed." -
Nothing so fancy there. No pr0n, and no smellovision. Just pretty pictures. The theme this week, as some of you gathered, was Law and Justice, brought on by our witnessing of said forces in action. That's right, spontaneity is our middle name! And away we go...
1. What novel features the alliterateIVEly named Russian, Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov?
"Rolling your R's for Dummies". -
"A couple weeks ago, I tried explaining to a group of first graders that assonance was when two or more words have the same vowel sounds in the middle but don't completely rhyme. This is what I got in response: 'YOU SAID ASS!'" -
"Ruh roh Raggy, re're rucked! Even Scooby Doo doesn't know that one. Let's see if Astro knows. Ruh roh Reorge, re're rucked! Ok, so Astro doesn't know either. Well, his name could have been less alliterate by being John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. Only 3 J's and an S. Not bad." -
"A Russian Rodian? Aren't they from a galaxy far, far away?" -
"This reminds me of a funny snippet of conversation between my parents.
Dad: I don't want to be rushin'.
Mom: Well would you rather be German?
Me: *chokes on Kool-Aid*
=ba-dum-pshhh=" -
"Damn You, Moose and Squirrel!: The Boris and Natasha Story." -
"All I need to know about life, I learned from vodka labels." -
"I really have no idea. That sounds like a dream I would have the night after drinking a bottle of Stolichnaya vodka. This dream would of course end up with me travelling back to the United States on a boat like that Disney movie with the Russian mouse family." -
(That was Don Bluth, not Disney. Unless Mickey Mouse originally was named Mikhail Mikhailovich Mouski... -CV)
"Gotta love a guy who'll give his main character a nickname that rhymes with Vodka." -
(In all fairness, I think EVERY Russian name rhymes with some kind of vodka. And I should know. -CV)
"I still think 101 Dalmations had the best character name. 'Cruella DeVille'. If there was ever an example of prescient parents, she was it." -
"Who's Eating Gilbert Romanovitch" -
"Ivanhoe-The story of a Russian farmer and his tool." -
"'Raskol' = Rascal. Rascal = Wascally Wabbit = Bugs Bunny. So, the novel must be that crazy new version of Loony Toons." -
(Let's not go there again... -CV)
"I just can't get into those painfully long Russian novels. I tried reading Anna Karenina, but I gave up after the author waited until like page 50 to introduce the title character." -
"My father loves the book, but I think it's the most depressing thing ever written. It would have been more interesting and lively to have a couple hundred pages of Eeyore whining." -
"Crime and Punishment, which I accidentally called Pride and Prejudice on several occasions, and at least once Crime and Prejudice, leading to some very interesting in-class discussions. Both books though were very boring." -
Correct Answer: Crime and Punishment
"I prefer its sequel Rodion vs MechaGodzilla" -
2. What television series led to numerous spinoffs, including SVU and CI?
"Were there coconuts in it? I only watch tv programs with coconuts, and believe me, that limits turning on the tv a whole lot." -
(Looks like it's marathons of Gilligan's Island and Survivor for you, then... -AL)
"Sweet Valley High. It somehow morphed into Sweet Valley University when I wasn't looking. And... you know, creating a belief that somehow it is better to be brunette than blonde." -
"Star Trek... Like Star Trek: Surly Vulcan Underlings, and Star Trek: Chroniton Incidents." -
"Hill Street Blues, bitch. Represent!" -
"I saw SUV and thought we were talking about cars... so, Knight Rider!" -
"CHiPS!" -
(Now that is old school. +1. -CV)
"If it's CSI, I'll have to concede my lack of television- watching-fu. Our house, it's all Animal Planet, all the time. Hey, is that
"Dragnet. Come on, Joe Friday is totally the precursor to Lenny Briscoe and we all know it." -
"Law And Order: Talespin. 'Oh no! Baloo sold Molly to the pirates!'" -
"OMG IMO, it was L&O that led to spinoffs like SVU, CI, TBJ, and OMGWTFBBQ (new for fall in '05)." -
"A friend once watched an entire all day marathon of Law and Order and then was really mad at the station when they repeated episodes." -
"Lawn Order, the famous series dedicated to taking the Zero Tolerance policing approach from downtown New York City to the suburbs." -
"Law & Order. It would be cooler if the Law part were Jude Law, and the Order part referred to his job as a short-order cook. Because, admit it, you'd love to have Jude Law fry your bacon. (No, I don't know what it means either, but it sounds nice and dirty.)" -
"And for the record, everytime I hear the show's name, I think back to my wonderful childhood and picture the GI Joe named Law and his dog Order. Those two are much cooler than the tv show. However, the tv show is cooler than my old dog who, in an apparent act of jealousy, ate Order." -
"a great many of my LJ friends would like to see it re-worked into The Munch Show." -
(I can go along with that. -CV)
"Law & Order: The Empire." -
(And in today's episode, the Jedi Order follows a trail of bodies to the lair of a murderous Sith Lord, who happens to be someone they least suspect. Ice T cameos as Mace Windu's long lost spice-addicted brother. Wacky hijinks follow. -CV)
"Law and Order, best know for the two note thingy they use. How to write it, I am unsure of. Bonk, Slightly deeper Bonk hardly does it justice." -
"Mariska Hartigay from SVU is hot." -
(Word. -CV)
Correct Answer: Law & Order
"What’s with the ampersand anyway? I mean, it’s not “Law AND Order” but always “Law & Order”. I think they are just trying to discriminate against people who want to write longhand about this show but can’t draw that stupid thingiemabobber." -
3. Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, J'onn J'onzz, and many others have often united to fight evil as which organization?
"This conjures up a picture of my kids in their superhero underalls running around the living room with the 'flying' cat yelling 'Never fear MIGHTY PUSSY is here'." -
(We'll bet dollars to donuts that your daughter STILL does that. -AL&CV)
"I've got a baseball bat waiting to make intimate contact with anyone who answers 'Superfriends' on #3." -
"The Michigan Supreme Court is in a building called the 'Hall of Justice'. It sucks that I never see the Superfriends there, though." -
(You need to move to Cincinnatti... -CV)
"Every time I go to Cincinnati, I keep wanting to go to Union Station, because I swear to you, it's the freaking Hall of Justice. See? Can't you just see Zan and Jana comin out of there with Gleep Gleep? It brings a tear to the eye." -
"I totally miss the Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna. I mean come on, an animal and water? What would happen if the animal one got thirsty during a rescue, would the other be drunk? And what would happen when they changed back. Would they be Zayna? That gives a whole meaning to transexual. You'd have to be omnisexual, or something if that happened. PLUS incestual. Ewwwwwww...." -
(It's just not a good quiz until we have incestual cannibalism. -CV)
"Justice League. I still think the Hall of Justice looked like Robbie the Robot's helmet.
=
" - "I though the Green Lantern was a villian. Maybe that's the Green Goblin? There's a green something that's no good. Never trust the color green - looks too much like mold and pools that haven't been cleaned properly." -
"It sure as hell wasn't the League of Unemployed Gentlemen." -
"Apple: The only thing standing between Planet Earth and the Forces Of Ultimate Evil *coughBillGatescough*." -
(Hey, it worked in Independence Day... -CV)
"I now have the X-men cartoon theme song stuck in my head." -
"The Judean People's Front!" -
(+1, Monty Python's Life of Brian. -CV)
"The only superhero show I ever watched was Captain Planet, who was the coolest superhero ever. I scared the crap out of my mother today by enthusiastically singing the entire theme song, even though I haven't seen the show in years." -
(-1, Captain Planet. -CV)
"The
"And then Aquaman says, 'Whaaaaazzzuuuuup???'" -
"The Super Best Friends League. Heh, Sea Man." -
(+1, South Park. -CV)
"J'onn J'onzz? I call shenannigans. I think you made that shit up." -
"J'onn J'onnz? That's just John Jones trying to impress the ladies! Tssch, probably had no superpower whatsoever. I don't get why people think random apostrophes make a name look cool. It makes it look completely made-up and unpronouncable. I'm looking at you, Stargate writers!" -
"Come on, honey. It's chilly outside. You have to put on your J'onn J'onnzz." -
"The Justice League. Not the best name; 'League' makes me think it's some sort of competition, like the Premier League. 'Next week, on the Justice League... Batman's still 4 points clear at the top of the table, but Superman's surge this late in the season may yet upset things as he hosts the Flash! Meanwhile, in what could make or break both their seasons, Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern face off in the battle to escape relegation!'" -
Correct Answer: The Justice League of America
"Y'know what? Screw the Justice League of America. I wanna see the Justice League of Australia. Apart from stopping crime, they can fight salinity, destroy feral animals, and prevent halfwits like Steve Irwin from being unleashed onto an innocent populace." -
4. Stewart Armstrong Copeland, Gordon Matthew Sumner, and Andrew James Somers are better known as whom?
"These actually look to me like 9 famous last names. Here goes. Jimmy Stewart, Neil Armstrong, Aaron Copeland, Flash Gordon, Dave Matthew, William Sumner, John Andrew, Jessie James, & Suzanne Somers." -
"People who did something important and related to Justice, Law, and All That Is Good In America?" -
(Both items are debatable. -AL)
"Duke, Flint and Hawk, the core of the G.I.Joe team and secret sexual threesome." -
(No way. Flint was totally banging Lady Jaye. Shipwreck was the bitch. -CV)
"The Lawful Dead, not to be confused with the Grateful Dead, though if you combine them you might get the Lawful-Grateful Dead, otherwise known as Zombie Paladins." -
"Gordon Sumner = Gordon Schumway = ALF = Alf's girlfriend, Rhonda = "Help Me, Rhonda" = another earworm, courtesy of LJDQ!" -
(Once again, the chain of thought of quizlings astounds me. -AL)
"What I can't understand is why he felt the need to be called Sting instead of Gordon. Gordon is a perfectly respectable name, after all. Sting is a verb. Of course, it goes with the name of their group, after all, but then why isn't Stewart called something like Ten-Four and Andy called Perp? That'd be keeping with the theme, then, at least." -
"Muhammad Ali: Floats like a butterfly, Gordon Matthew Sumners like a bee." -
"these days it's pretty much just a Sting operation." -
"Sting and the Police!
The others changed their names too:
Both to 'Unemployed.'" -
(+1, Haiku of meanness. -AL)
"...But now my life is different
Since LJDQ came my way
I wake up in the morning
And have it on a tray
It's cuddly and it's bouncy
It's like a rubber ball
I bounce it in the kitchen
I bounce it in the hall..." -
(I'm not sure we're cuddly and bouncy... but +1 anyway. -AL)
"Now think about this a minute. This band's first hit was a love song to a prostitute. Over the years, their catalog included such names as "Deathwish," "Voices Inside My Head," "Murder by Numbers" and "Bombs Away." Their two biggest hits celebrated a stalker and a pedophile. And you wonder why the Police were involved?" -
"Dr. Stinglove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the LJDQ." -
"Sting would be a hero of mine. I dont listen to his music, but the fact he's making it - i respect that." -
(+1, Zoolander. -CV)
Correct Answer: The Police
5. The sixth king of the Amorite Dynasty of Old Babylon set down the laws of the land on this column of black stone:

What were these laws called?
"Hey baby, is that an Amorite Dynasty black stone column setting down the laws of the land in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?" -
(Number of other phallus-related comments: 31. -AL)
"The king of Babylon wrote laws on a giant black stone cock with a carved tip? What, was the Whore of Babylon involved as well?" -
"The Babylonian Laws of the Amorous Black Stone. When it really gets going they call it the noisy din, and from thence comes the term din-nasty. Only they changed the spelling over the centuries, and thus it’s dynasty." -
(I'm calling linguistic shenanigans on you. -CV)
"Shaft." -
(And we can dig it. -AL&CV)
"The Fifteen - *crash* - Ten Commandments!" -
(+1, History Of The World, Part One. -CV)
"it appears to feature an image of a woman bending over so that the king on the throne can grab her ass. So I'm going to say droit du seigneur." -
(It's good to be the king. -CV)
"I always have had issues spelling Hammurabi, occasionally in ways that make me think of an ancient Babylonian dressed as an orthodox rabbi." -
"First law of Babylon: don't talk about Babylon." -
"The
"The M.C. Hammurabi Code. Parachute pants for everyone lest you want to lose an eye!" -
Correct Answer: The Code of Hammurabi
"If you're going to leave a mocking message in the Alt tag, you should also be smart enough to change the filename of the image." -
(Nah. It's funnier that way. -CV)
6. Tell us a story that goes with the following set of photographs...
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
"Picture one: Hmmm...what a lovely day.
Picture two: Let's see what's in the news..."SWAT team to surprise unsuspecting homeowner". Interesting.
Picture three: Excuse me, officer, have you seen the newspaper today?
Picture four: H...hey wait....what's going on?
Picture five: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those darned meddling kids!" -
"The Billboard top five, SFPD chart:
-1- "Stucco on You" by Lionel Richie
-2- "Ironsidewalk when She Walks" by Alexis on Fire
-3- "Where the Streets of San Francisco Have No Name" by U2
-4- "Macmillan and Wife-in-Law" by Busta Rhymes
-5- "Yes We Have No Fajitas" by Merv Griffin
(I know it's obscure, but hell, I'm in Buffalo and I know about Fajitagate.)" -
"1. 'Where is he?'
2. 'You got the stuff?'
3. 'What stuff?'
4. 'Umm...frosted flakes.'
5. 'This is a froot loops town. You're under arrest.'" -
"(1) CHAOSVIZER walks on screen with PUDDING, LIVE JOURNAL QUIZ, and YING YANG LESBIAN KITTIES in a bag. (2) Cue calling of ANGLEDGE on CELLY the CELL PHONE. CHAOSVIZER messes up and calls 911. He hangs up on getting a busy signal. (3) Enter COP and COP CAR. He demands to know what's in the bag. CHAOSVIZER refuses because it is "not monday". COP calls for back up. (4) COPS Arrest CHAOSVIZER under their ZERO TOLERANCE FOR LJDQ TRANSPORT policy. (5) ...They take CHAOSVIZER to pose for a mugshot. RANDOM!GUY chats with his boyfriend GHEY!COP." -
"Once upon a time there was a blue truck who always felt a surge of joy when his pet man took him for a wash and wax. He was a very vain truck, you see, and just couldn’t feel good about himself if he wasn’t shiny and clean.
One day the truck was preening itself on the street after a particularly good wax job, and a silly little car pulled up in front of it. This was bad enough, because now the truck couldn’t be seen very well, but then one of the car’s pet humans banged the truck’s fender when he got out of the car. The truck was so enraged that it edged forward and turned just enough to put a long scratch in the car’s side. Unfortunately, the car’s pet humans happened to be police officers and they blamed the truck’s pet man. The truck’s man was arrested and the truck never saw him again.
The end." -
"When my brother Jem was nearly thirteen, he broke his arm. He'd left the house one day, to buy some weed. As he stood outside his door, admiring his freshly manicured nails and waiting for his "friends," the cops showed up. They gave him two very important pieces of advice: He had the right to remain silent, and it was a sin to kill a mockingbird." -
"I bet they just locked themselves out of their house, and those nice policemen came to help them get back in. Happens all the time. In fact, right after we moved, my roommate and I managed to lock ourselves out of the house twice in one day. Well actually, we only managed to lock ourselves out once, the second time it was our cats who locked us out. No, really. Moral of the story: Never trust felines." -
"Once upon a time, there was a stupid, would be burglar. He decided to try to pick a lock in broad daylight. Unfortunately, it was just not his day. Not only could he not pick the lock, but a fine upstanding citizen across the street was recording his every move with his digital camera! Truly, we can lay the thanks for this photographic evidence at the feet of one particular website: LJDrama.org, because they taught us that people delete evidence - so take screencaps.
This (not very) brave citizen dialed the police, and said to the dispatcher "OMGWTFBBQ! Sum h4xX0Rz iz trying to liek, totally wallhack this d00dz stash. It's on map de_sanfran, right by the white building with the stairs. Yeah, I'm camping across from it, you know the place. So liek, come lay the smack down on this cheating n00b, for great justice. kthxbye."
So then the IRCops came and totally k-lined his ass. Because nobody likes a fucking cheater n00b.
Teh End." -
(Fucking wallhackers. -CV)
"ALL YOUR COPS IS BELONG TO STING." -
(Always the correct answer. -CV)
"Ah, the great pudding sting of ought-five... I thought those records were sealed, though." -
"Photo 1, in which Ryan sits in box, hangs head, feels shame. "Alas! I cry. The lock, she will not open."
Photo 2, in which Ryan's angst overwhelms him, and he stands alone on the sidewalk, bereft. "There was no HDTV, and they wert verily Heathens!! Behold, I cry! ...Hello?"
Photo 3, in which a caring officer approaches. "Ryan, be not afraid, for we art with thee." "Fuck off, Pig!" "Gasp! A bird?"
Photo 4: in which the appearance of the Bird of Public Service Revenge and Smiter of Youth Angst fascinates the additional arriving caretakers. Big approaching man says, "Fight not, Ryan, for I am large and in charge, and I shall keel you."
Photo 5: In which Ryan is surrendered, and all stand in awe of the sudden disappearance of two of their number. Ryan laments the sad state of the world: "Get your hands off me! I just lost my key! DAMNNIT!" Police: "Shoosh."" -
"1) Thing in doorway: Hi, I'm No Face. You may remember me from the movie Spirited Away. This is where I live. Now go away. *goes back inside*
(2) Some Dude: Uhhh, hey, Mr. No Face? *knocks on door* Can I, like, have your autograph, man?
No Face: *muffled by door* Get the fuck away, "dude", or I'll call the totally awesome police on your ass. Does No Face have to choke a bitch, or what???
(3) Some Cop: What's all this, then?
No Face: Officer, get him off my doorstep! He's harassing me!
Some Dude: Whoa, man, I-
Some Cop: Sir, you're trespassing
Some Dude: But, I-
Other Guy: La la la, I like flowers! *skips merrily*
(4) Some Cop: *tosses out Insta-Cop pellets*
*Insta-Cops! Ooooh*
Small Army O' Police: What's all---
Guy on stairs: No, no, this is silly.
Cop Army: What is?
Guy on stairs: This whole story. It's silly and poorly written. So I'm stopping it.
Some Dude: Dude, you can't just-
Guy on stairs: I have. It's over. Everybody, go home.
(5) Remaining Cops and Dude: *talking amongst themselves*
Some Cop and Guy on stairs: *talk about full frontal nudity*
Some Cop: --as long as it was in good taste--
Some Dude: Well, as long as it was valid...
Guy on stairs: Well, as long as the money was valid..." -
Correct Answer: "So there we are, Saturday morning, a fine start to our San Francisco vacation, when what do we see out of
I know, who'd have thought that we'd be witness to a crime in progress that fine Saturday morning? Or something like that... Also, San Francisco's finest are note quite as energetic as LA's finest, which is a damn shame. We didn't even get any smackdown, although the first cop did pull out her nightstick upon arrival. But I guess it was a happy ending of sorts.
And that's the way it is. Enjoy, share the love, and tune in tomorrow for more Quizzy Goodness (tm)!
Rock on,
CV&AL
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:06 am (UTC)She's also my 2nd or 3rd cousin once removed.
Aw, DUDE!
Date: 2005-06-06 09:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-06 09:32 am (UTC)"In Soviet Russia, Rodians shoot FIRST."
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:32 am (UTC)*super sad*
In other news, I'm making fudge. So NYAH!
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:33 am (UTC)A pimping I shall go!
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:33 am (UTC)Okay, that made me laugh so hard I completely forgot how to breathe. I came to with my boss standing over me shouting "Breathe, dammit, breathe".
On the other hand I am really looking forward to "Law and Order: OMGWTFBBQ", though on previous form we'll not get it this side of the pond until Spring. By which time the BBQ will be under 15 inches of snow. Sigh.
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:37 am (UTC)Another random Matt quote form the weekend
Date: 2005-06-06 09:39 am (UTC)Matt, "That's hot."
::insert the three seconds of absolute silence before the entire room broke into chocolate porn induced giggles::
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-06 09:45 am (UTC)And people have never heard of J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian_Manhunter)? For shame! And no powers? I'll have you know he is a veritable powerhouse - super strength, flight, shapeshifting, invisibility, telepathy, and a strong craving for Oreos (of the DC equivilant, called Chocos).
And, though I don't think there was a Justice League Australia, there was a Justice League Antarctica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_Antarctica).
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:45 am (UTC)(We'll bet dollars to donuts that your daughter STILL does that. -AL&CV)
Find me Underoos in my size and I'll happily run around the living room yelling "Never fear MIGHTY PUSSY is here" but I may decide to skip the flying cat, that prop isn't strictly necessary (but if my brother doesn't use the cat, I might start worrying).
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:49 am (UTC)Ice-T: Jerry Orbach got shot!
Michael Stipe: OMGWTFBBQ!
k d lang: Orbachz0red!
Neal Doughty: Enough l337sp33k, who wants this assignment?
Ice-T: Huh huh, you said @$$.
k d lang: STFU N00B!
Michael Stipe: Who would hax0r Orbach?
Soundtrack: DUN DUNNN!
Neal Doughty: OMGWTFDUNDUNBBQED!!!1!1eleven!!
(cue commercial break, please god, make them stop)
...
(finale:)
Michael Stipe: d00d, WTF, Munch shot Orbach?
k d lang: sk00led!
Ice-T: Guess I'll need a new SVU pardner, then...
DMX: Word up, homies!
Neal Doughty: DMX0red!
Soundtrack: DUN DUNNNN!
All: STFU!!!!11!!1!
(exeunt)
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-06 09:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-06 09:54 am (UTC)Well, that pretty much sums up every SVU I've seen... Tune in next week to find out who made Goren sane...
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:54 am (UTC)Hope that I never meet you.
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:56 am (UTC)There really WAS an Australian Justice League member. His name was Tas. He was a humanoid Tasmanian Devil. Yes, it skated close to copyright problems. Anywho, he was huge, had fangs, could punch down brick walls, furry as hell, had a giant T on his chest (fur color pattern) but was gay as the day was long. Shame, really. His female liason with law enforcement was SO a furry.
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Date: 2005-06-06 09:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-06 10:00 am (UTC)Typical.
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Date: 2005-06-06 10:05 am (UTC)TV15M?
Date: 2005-06-06 10:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-06 10:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-06 10:08 am (UTC)how do you think I feel?
Date: 2005-06-06 10:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-06 10:10 am (UTC)